I’m so glad it’s helped you!! I had the exact same experience! Since I was 13, eating animal products for the next 21 years I’d go predictably 3-9 MONTHS without a period. It ONLY normalized by going raw vegan and have been monthly for the last 3.5 years.

That’s exactly why I mentioned stress! Totally. We put so much stress on our bodies and don’t realize how much it effects our hormones and health. I know so many “healthy” omnivores that lost their hair in stress. Diet is only a small part

Do you mind sharing what the adrenal glandular you used is?

Awww thank you! And you’re welcome 😊 I’m glad you enjoy my videos so much!!

Awww my pleasure!! It takes a LOT of time to respond to everyone but I never had that when I started so I wanted to be here for others if they needed or had questions! Thank you I’m so glad you think my recipes look yum! 🥰🥰

Well “cure” is a word I don’t like to use because I’m not a doctor and I don’t wanna blanket statement. But if you aren’t eating animal products that leech calcium from the bones, and you’re eating high calcium foods like greens, you’re probably very unlikely to get it unless it’s genetic/other reasons. Cures really depend on where you came from, what you ate before, your genetics and other factors. Eating raw is just a great way to help the body. It’s not the cure to everything 100%.

:( hugs!!!

Yes I love the natural cycles and knowing my body so well. Balance and routine is a beautiful thing

This is a really in depth question and because I’m not a doctor I can’t say why this is for you. We all know that pregnancy itself changes our hormones, no matter what diet you’re on. Hormones change when restriction happens and the vast majority of people eating a raw diet are also under eating. They might think they are eating enough but when we check, they are always in the 800-1200 calorie a day range. Which will certainly cause hormonal imbalances again, no matter what diet if you’re under eating, it will affect hormones and other body systems. Aim to eat adequate calories (well over 2000 - I eat 2400-2700 a day) and please don’t do zero fat. Use healthy fats but stay in the low fat range. If you’re eating enough, then 10% is still a good amount. Chia, flax, hemp and other omega 3 rich sources are good. Age also plays a role. A raw diet isn’t immortality or the cure for everything, it’s just a really healthy way to eat if done correctly with abundance snd variety

@@RawFoodRomance I so appreciate your time in replying to me. Thank you! I will keep pushing forward. Perhaps I just need some patience at this point. I do check my eating with Chronometer often and pull my favorite meals from you, okraw, and highenergyparenting. All 3 of you have been practicing raw for many years, have clarity and sound research behind what you say, and are very similar. There are too many who have raw vegan channels who unfortunately don't have a solid foundation and keep changing their minds. I am grateful, so grateful to have found you and point so many your way when there is a video you've done that addresses issues they are struggling to understand. So I will examine areas I can improve and push forward. Thank you again!

I really haven’t changed much except adding way more variety of veggies and fruit for gut health. Some days I may eat a little more fats but it’s not much different than when I started cuz I did that too back then. I still strive for low fat. I think I was much more sedentary over the last 4 years and I work way, way more than I used to for sure. I never did this for weight loss though or to be a specific body shape. I did this for overall health and in continually working on maintaining and improving that. I’m also entering perimenopause and that can change a lot of things too. Bodies shift, change and fluctuate and it’s all beautiful. I don’t wanna force my body to stay the exact same just to maintain an image online or what people think I need to look like to prove what I eat is healthy, especially when the smallest I was, was after divorce…. I’m not a fan of diet culture and it’s been nice to distance myself from all that noise. My body does what it wants and I love it all ways, as should everyone. I also personally think my face was quite gaunt in the early years (especially right after my big divorce….. the stress had me losing way too much weight beyond the 70 I lost. I actually lost almost 90 lbs total but I never talk about those last ones because they were unhealthy stress related from the divorce) so I had to gain some back to be healthy and I prefer the fullness now. My gut health is the best it’s ever been so imma stick with that too 🩷

Thanks so much for responding to this. I love your response and yes, I agree, sometimes we lose way too much weight when we are under stress. You are very beautiful and it's amazing to see that the lifestyle is giving you energy even perimenopausal to go on hikes. There is a vibrancy in your eyes and your health on this lifestyle is very evident.@@RawFoodRomance

Thank you very much for seeing that. I feel that society places far too much emphasis on body shape and looking young as opposed to health and if someone changes at all (gains 5 lbs or gets a wrinkle etc), suddenly they are doing something incorrectly, or the diet doesn’t work, etc which makes the viewer justified to keep eating a diet that isn’t helping them. I’ve seen it so often and it’s sad. I’ve seen people say “that person has wrinkles or gained weight so raw food doesn’t actually work” so they just continue to eat whatever. But it’s actually raw food is just a huge support for the body, not a miracle for immortality. It’s really just life, changes and being a normal human. If we are expected to never age, never get sick, never change, never gain a lb, etc that can put a lot of pressure on a person who may start doing dangerous things to stay in a shape that their body just doesn’t want at that time. Thank you again for all the kind words too, it really meant a lot to me 🩷🥰

Yes I thought I mentioned that? Thanks for mentioning that!! I know when I used to calorie restrict while still eating animal products and trying to be healthy, I wouldn’t get my period for a long time but I also didn’t get it when I ate high calorie junk food either.

Lissa's Raw Food Romance You did mention that 😊 Terri, she sure did!

Yup I’ve heard this theory floating around. When I ate junk and animal products I’d miss my cycles sometimes 5-9 months at a time. When I went raw they became regular for the first time since I started menstruating and has been “normal” with no change for 4 years so...

@@RawFoodRomance Hi Lissa, I understand your point. Btw, I just want to say I appreciate your content. You're a wonderful creator and an inspiring example of the beauty of raw. I'd like to add one more thought re. the menses (making senses of the menses :) and hope you find it interesting. First, to clarify my original comment; even though there was a time when humans were eating the diet that nature designed us for - fruit and tender green leaves - many thousands of generations have brought us to where we are now. So regardless of the biology of wild primates, the menstrual symptoms that modern human women experience really ARE the present normal. It makes sense that when one is eating junk and animal products, their body may be so overburdened, toxic and stressed that gathering the metabolic energy for the monthly sloughing-off might be impossible for it, hence no periods (and when waste is retained, the body attempts other avenues for elimination...such as acne...). So your experience is exactly what might be expected. By going raw and vastly improving your health, you achieved the regular 28 day cycle that is the norm, with the bonus of little to no discomfort - a huge gain for you. But I think it's important to not assume that cessation of menstrual symptoms is necessarily a result of nutritional deficiencies. There is another end to this spectrum, where some women are vibrantly healthy and experience little to none of the usual menstrual symptoms. A young colleague of mine (raw vegan for several years) is a competitive cyclist, has perfect blood work and, as she describes it, "virtually unnoticeable" periods. She credits a 26 day (supervised) water-only fast with elevating her health beyond where she was, even as a very healthy raw vegan. Everyone is different, and perhaps some women's metabolisms are able, given optimal conditions, to manifest some of the health traits of our long-ago primate ancestors. It's a fascinating journey, both intellectually and physically (not to mention spiritually). You are doing great work, Lissa. Take care and all the best to you and Nathan.

Thanks so much!! It’s certainly an interesting topic, hence why I stressed “a few reasons” because these are typically what I see from women in general. Glad you enjoy my content so much! :) peace!! 😊

this topic is also discussed from a scientific point of view in one of my favorite books call Return to the Brain of Eden. A very valuable and interesting read.

@@rangercody758 In the ringing cedars Anastasia says that the periods and child birth should not be painful. One of the readers of these books went onto write a book herself. It is quite controversial but it is stuff on birth trauma and concious conception. I am not sure she gets much into diet apart from babies blood being stolen from the placenta. Anyway she is Jeanice Barcelo if you are interested.

Juices are a great addition to a healthy plant based diet for sure. And I know many eating greens with slow thyroid, maybe stick with baby tender greens and romaine?